as in attractive
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
the idea of living on Mars is appealing to space enthusiasts
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Recent Examples of appealing
Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
In all of these cases, technology feels big, strange, relentless, but also mind-expanding and appealing—a bracing wave that will sweep you up.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Poster is 'something your cool grandma' would have Why, exactly, is the design so appealing to the eye?
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s something so appealing about the playful, puffy shape, which is also water-resistant, scratch-resistant, and helps cushion belongings.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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Verb
By 2025, Democrats were more ideologically cohesive but less broadly appealing.
—Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
In all of these cases, technology feels big, strange, relentless, but also mind-expanding and appealing—a bracing wave that will sweep you up.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Poster is 'something your cool grandma' would have Why, exactly, is the design so appealing to the eye?
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s something so appealing about the playful, puffy shape, which is also water-resistant, scratch-resistant, and helps cushion belongings.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealing
Adjective
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All college football fans know that chaos often strikes when a weekend of games doesn’t appear to be the most attractive.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan upgrades Coinbase to overweight from neutral JPMorgan says shares of the crypto company are too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Boozman's remarks to reporters on Tuesday followed the department's recent warning to state agencies about suspending allotments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, citing the nearly monthlong federal government shutdown as the reason.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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The cuts come after Chegg in May laid off 22% of its workforce, citing increasing adoption of AI.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nobody Wants This is a tougher case because its leads, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, are just so charming and many of its observations about love and family are just so spot-on that weaker elements can get lost in the froth.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Its charming space and drop-dead-gorgeous desserts have helped land the restaurant on the list more than 10 times.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But, though the police now had incriminating evidence about Daniel and other gang leaders, these men operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Still, the families of some deceased celebrities and public figures have criticized OpenAI for allowing depictions of vulgar, unflattering or incriminating behavior.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sam also develops a bond with charismatic local guide Abdullah (Amir El-Masry), whose unlikely friendship offers him the chance to further explore his emotions.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sam also develops a bond with charismatic local guide Abdullah (El-Masry) whose unlikely friendship offers him the chance to further explore his emotions.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Navigating the software involves using hand gestures and speech, although the headset also has a button for summoning Google’s Gemini and a touchpad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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This funds Saverino the naturalistic tonal shifts into her character’s feminist, middle-aged adult self, summoning memories and deductions about the lives of her grandmother and mother.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Higginbotham thought that was fascinating.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Simply put, sea creatures are fascinating.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the years since that race, Gaines has established herself as an unofficial face of conservative attacks on the NCAA, joining a March 2024 lawsuit accusing the association of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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The election was triggered in June when Wilders abruptly withdrew support from the governing coalition, accusing his partners of blocking his proposal to halt all asylum migration.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Appealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appealing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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